Immunology, Winter 2008
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
General Learning Objectives for Immunology
1. To understand the structural and genetic basis of diversity and specificity of immunoglobulins and T cell receptors.
2. To understand the utility of antibodies in many clinical tests for proteins, hormones, etc.
3. To understand the events that hallmark the antigen-independent and antigen-dependent phases of B cell differentiation.
4. To understand the diversity of MHC molecules, and how that diversity differs from immunoglobulin and T cell receptor diversity.
5. To understand how MHC molecules present antigens, and how antigens are processed to before presentation.
6. To understand positive and negative T cell selection in the thymus, and how those events influence the final T cell repertoire.
7. To understand the requirements for T cell activation by antigen, and how the nature of the antigen presenting cell influences the outcome of antigen recognition.
8. To understand that transplantation reactions are mainly the result of T cell recognition of allogeneic MHC molecules.
9. To understand how the effector functions of antibodies, T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and NK cells can eliminate pathogens or lead to pathology.
10. To understand the function of CD4+ Th1, CD4+ Th2 cells, and CD8+ cytotoxic T cells in the immune response.
11. To appreciate the multiple roles of cytokines and chemokines in mediating interactions between leukocytes and other leukocytes and between leukocytes and other types of cells.
12. To understand how cells in both innate and acquired immunity can encounter a pathogen first at one site, and then fight an infection at some distal site.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- Collection:
- Open.Michigan